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A New Trend to Power Up Next-Generation Internet of Things (IoT) Devices: ‘Rectenna’

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Energy Conservation for IoT Devices

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‘Wireless energy harvesting’ or ‘green energy harvesting’ are the terminologies used for the process of RF energy scavenging. This type of energy harvesting method shows distinct advantages over other renewable techniques such as low installation cost, simple conversion process, high conversion efficiency, and easy integration of transducer with other equipment. This chapter demonstrates a comprehensive review of various rectenna models using different types of receiving antenna and rectifier circuit linked through a matching network. The purpose of this comparative study is to analyze the topology that best suits the emerging wireless power transfer and RF energy scavenging/harvesting technology with high received power and conversion efficiency. The proposed chapter gives an overview of RF green energy systems that can be easily employed for powering next-generation IoT devices.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Neeta Singh

  2. School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea

    Sachin Kumar

  3. School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India

    Binod Kumar Kanaujia

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  3. Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology Management and Gramothan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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Singh, N., Kumar, S., Kanaujia, B.K. (2019). A New Trend to Power Up Next-Generation Internet of Things (IoT) Devices: ‘Rectenna’. In: Mittal, M., Tanwar, S., Agarwal, B., Goyal, L. (eds) Energy Conservation for IoT Devices . Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 206. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7399-2_14

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